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The strength of a weld joint can be improved by increasing the depth of penetration (DOP) in flux-assisted gas tungsten arc welding (A-GTAW). However, the corrosion resistance gets reduced which restricts the service life of components after A-GTAW. The objective of the present study is to examine the corrosion resistance of super duplex stainless steel plates made by A-GTAW using multiple fluxes, such as SiO2, TiO2, MoO3, MoS2, NiO and ZnO. Welds with adequate DOP were considered for subsequent microstructural and corrosion characterization. It was observed that the weld microstructures had predominantly δ-ferrite phase along with austenite (γ) phase. The pitting corrosion behavior of the welds was analyzed using electrochemical potentiodynamic polarization and immersion corrosion tests. The results were further confirmed through electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and capacitance tests. The corrosion products formed after electrochemical tests consisted of α-FeO(OH) and γ-Fe2O3. Secondary particles from the fluxes were observed to be dominated over the austenite (γ) phase which reduced the overall corrosion resistance of the welds. Among the fluxes considered in the present study, TiO2 flux provided decent DOP with the best corrosion resistance of the weld.
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Sahu, N., Naik, R.K., Panda, D. et al. Weld Morphology and Corrosion Characteristics of Flux-Assisted Gas Tungsten Arc-Welded Super Duplex Stainless Steel. J. of Materi Eng and Perform (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-024-09582-5
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